SEATGEEK’S ‘GOTCHA’ FEE: LAWSUIT EXPOSES DIGITAL SLEIGHT-OF-HAND TL;DR The Facts: A class-action lawsuit (Case No. 2:24-cv-02087) filed in Nevada accuses ticket reseller SeatGeek, Inc. of violating state consumer protection laws. The Misconduct: SeatGeek allegedly uses a “drip pricing” model, advertising…
Monument, Inc. Sold Your Addiction Recovery Data To Facebook And Google TL;DR The Promise: Alcohol addiction treatment platform Monument, Inc. promised its service was “100% confidential” and “fully HIPAA-compliant,” asserting it would never share user data without “expressed written consent.”…
The $20.3 Million Student Debt Lie TL;DR A network of shell companies, operating as a common enterprise, extracted over $20.3 million from people buried in student loan debt. They used high-pressure telemarketing and deceptive mailers to make false promises, including…
The $100 Million ‘Simple Health’ Scam That Sold You Lies Instead of Insurance TL;DR The Scam: A network of Florida-based LLCs, fronted by Simple Health Plans and led by CEO Steven J. Dorfman and Chief Compliance Officer Candida L. Girouard,…
The Receipts: Dossier R411001 The Facts: On November 27, 2024, Federal Trade Commissioner Andrew N. Ferguson issued a formal dissent (Matter Number R411001) regarding a new rule to regulate telemarketers. The Misconduct: Ferguson admitted his dissent was not because the…
BetterHelp’s Betrayal: How They Sold Your Most Sensitive Data For Profit TL;DR The Facts: BetterHelp, Inc., an online therapy provider with millions of users, collected deeply personal and sensitive health information, including therapy intake forms, mental health history, and email…
THE $65 MILLION DECEPTION TL;DR Lurn, Inc. and its CEO Anik Singal extracted approximately $65,000,000 from consumers between 2019 and May 2022 by selling online business coaching programs. The company made deceptive and unsubstantiated earnings claims, promising students they could…
FTC: E-COMMERCE GURUS TOOK $14.3M WITH FALSE ‘AI’ PROMISES The Executive Summary The Accusation: The Federal Trade Commission is suing Empire Holdings Group LLC and its CEO, Peter Prusinowski, for running a deceptive business opportunity scheme. The Scam: They sold…
TL;DR Adobe, one of the world’s largest software companies, was sued by the U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of the FTC in June 2024 for deliberately hiding a cancellation fee worth up to hundreds of dollars from customers signing…
The $18/Hour Lie How Arise Virtual Solutions built a gig-work empire on false promises and hidden fees, exposed by the Federal Trade Commission. The Receipts: TL;DR The Lie: Arise promised workers they could “be their own boss” and earn up…